Cancer Research

Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos

WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire/--- New study shows inhaling long, thin carbon nanotubes may result in asbestos-related disease A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes-- a poster child for the "na ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 20 2008 - 12:32pm

The Health Issue Of Nanotechnology- Carbon Nanotubes Can Be 'Like Asbestos' To Lungs

Discovered nearly 20 years ago, carbon nanotubes have been described as the wonder material of the 21st Century. Light as plastic and stronger that steel, they are being developed for use in new drugs, energy-efficient batteries and futuristic electronics. ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2008 - 4:06pm

C-Jun Protein May Be Key To Neuro-Regeneration

Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, University College London, the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan and Cancer Research UK, have for the first time identified a protein that is key to the regeneration of dama ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2008 - 4:11pm

Study Finds QIAGEN's HPV Test Offers Greater Long-term Protection From Cervical Disease Than The Pap

HILDEN, Germany, May 21 /PRNewswire/--- Research Supports Replacement of Pap With HPV Test as Front-line Screen Long-term data from a study published in the International Journal of Cancer show that women screened only with a human papillomavirus (HPV) DN ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 21 2008 - 3:30am

Rosetta Genomics Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

REHOVOT, Israel and NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 21 /PRNewswire/--- First Diagnostic Test Based on Company's microRNA Technology Submitted for Regulatory Approval to the New York State Department of Health by Columbia University Medical Center- A ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 21 2008 - 8:32am

Abbott Presents Long-Term Data From Extension Study Showing Adult Crohn's Patients Treated With HUMIRA(R) (Adalimumab) Maintaine

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, May 21 /PRNewswire/--- Three of Four HUMIRA Patients from CHARM Study in Remission at One Year Maintained Remission at Two Years ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 21 2008 - 11:30am

An Inspiring Summer Read: Biography Of Judy Taylor- The Woman Who Could Not Eat

TORONTO, May 22 /PRNewswire/--- With Photo With long summer days ahead and the delights of a good book to be enjoyed, readers around the world are picking up "Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story," the debut book from London-born author Shireen Jeej ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 22 2008 - 3:30pm

Metagenomics, Skin And The Human Microbiome

The human body is home to a diverse range of microorganisms, estimated to outnumber human cells in a healthy adult by ten fold. The importance of characterizing human microbiota for understanding health and disease is highlighted by the recent launch of th ...

Article - News Staff - May 22 2008 - 10:11pm

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Congratulates Dr. Ramila Philip As One Of PA's Best 50 Women In Business

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 23 /PRNewswire/-- ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a vaccine development company, congratulates Dr. Ramila Philip for being recognized as one of Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business. Dr. Ramila Philip, Co-Founder a ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 23 2008 - 8:33am

Photodynamic Therapy Kills Cancer Cells... With Light

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Cornwall, UK, have modified a photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment that combines a topically applied cream with visible light to destroy cancer cells while leaving surrounding tissue unharmed. The cream is a ...

Article - News Staff - May 23 2008 - 9:16am